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N.Korea says rocket launch was a satellite

Apr. 5, 2009
North Korea launched a long-range rocket Sunday, and called it a successful, peaceful launch of a satellite, while U.S. and South Korean officials called it a provocative act.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler